The Rolling Stones – What A Shame (Guitar Tab)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 20th September, 2022 Define: 1/3 = You could choose to play this on both the thin e string and thick E string at the same time. ( ) = Designated Riff ***************************************************************************
[Intro]
e|----3-1-3-|----3-1-3-|----3-1-3-|----3-1-3-|----3-1-3-|1-3-3-1-3-|----3-1-3-|1-3-3-1-3-|
B|----------|----------|1/3-------|----------|1/3-------|----------|1/3-------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|1/3-------|1/3-------|1/3-------|1/3-------|1/3-------|1/3-------|1/3-------|1/3-------|

[Verse 1]
 (G)                (G1)               (C)              (G7)               (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|
(G) (G1) (C) (G7) What a shame, nothing seems to be going right, What a shame, nothing seems to be going right, (D7) (C7) (G C G D) It seems easy to me that everything can be alright
[Verse 2]
 (G)                (G1)               (C)              (G7)               (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|
(G) (G1) (C) (G7) What a shame, they always wanna start a fight, What a shame, they always wanna start a fight, (D7) (C7) (G C G D) Well it scares me so, I could sleep in the shelter all night, alright!
[Instrumental]
 (G)                (G1)               (C)              (G7)               (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|

[Verse 3]
 (G)                (G1)               (C)              (G7)               (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|
(G) (G1) (C) (G7) What a shame, you all heard what I said, What a shame, you all heard what I said (D7) (C7) (G C G D) You might wake up in the morning and find your poor self dead
[Outro]
 (G)                (G1)               (C)              (G7)               (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|

 (G)                (G1)               (C)              (G7)               (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|

 (G)                (G1)               (C)              (G7)               (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|

 (G)Strum           (G1)Strum          (C) Strum        (G7) Strum         (D7)     (C7)     (G C G D)
e|--3-1-3-3-1-------|--3-1-3---0-----1-|--0-0-0-------0-|1-3-1-3---3-1---3-|--2-0-2-|--------|-------------/2|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-3-----|--0-0-0-3-3p2h3-0-|--1-1-1-1-1---1-|0-0-0-0-0-----3-0-|--1-1-1-|--3-1---|-------------/3|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2br-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|0-3-3-3-0-3-0-0-|0-0-0---0-------0-|2-------|0-0-0-0-|---------------|
D|0-----------0-----|0-------0-------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----------------|0-------|2-2-2-2-|0-------0---0--|
A|2-----------------|2-----------------|3-------3---3-3-|2-----------------|--------|3-----3-|2-2-3-4---4----|
E|3-----------------|3-----------------|----------------|3-----------------|--------|--------|3--------------|
  (Fades out............................)
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